Cementing machine



July 23, 1935. E. w. STACEY 2,008,801

CEMENTING MACHINE Filed Feb. 7, 1955 3 Sheets-Sheet l ad ulunm nu M +2 Sm July 23, 1935. E, w, STACEY 2,008,801

CEMENT ING MACHINE Filed Feb. '7, 1935 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 E. w. STACEY 2,008,801

CEMENTING MACHINE July 23, 1935.

3 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed Feb. '7, 19:55

Patented July I 23, 1935 UNITED STATES CEMENTING mourns Ernest W. Stacey, Beverly, Mass, assignor to United Shoe Machinery Corporation, Paterson, N. J a corporation of New Jersey Application February 7, 1933, Serial No. 655,637

52 Claims.

This invention relates to machines by which work may be coated with cement or other adhesive, and more especially concerns the application of cement to the faxing-area of a shoe of the tennis-type, in preparation for the securing thereto of the foxing-strip to which the margin of a rubber sole is to be joined.

An object of my invention is to effect a rapid application of the cement uniformly over the surface to be coated, even when there are projections therefrom, and with a sharply defined line between the coated and uncoated areas, which line will follow with substantial accuracy the contour of the shoe-bottom. To achieve this object, I provide improved means for mounting a brush or other cement-applying member, and for moving said applying member and a supported shoe relatively to so maintain them that the chosen shoe-area will be coated in the manner sought. The form of the brush, the means for supplying cement to it and for guarding against the over-. running of cement upon undesired areas, also aid in the attainment of the end sought.

One of several possible forms-which the invention may assume is illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which Fig. 1 shows my improved cementing machine in broken side elevation;

Fig. 2 is a broken detail in side elevation of the mechanism for controlling the height of the brush;

Fig. 3, a top plan View of the machine with the shoe-clamp and a portion of the supporting arm removed; 8

Fig. 4 shows the applying brush and its more closely associated elements in end elevation;

Fig. 5 is a top plan View of the same parts;

Fig. 6, a side elevation thereof, with portions sectioned vertically; and I Fig. 7 is similar to Fig. 3 but with the brush and its controlling elements in another position.

In the frame of the machine, fragments of which appear at I0, is journaled a vertical shaft l2 carrying at its upper extremity a table I4, upon which a, lasted tennis-shoe S may be placed bottom down. The upper face of the table may beoppositely toothed at its ends, as indicated at H5 (Fig. 2), to aid in retaining the shoe against displacement. The Work may be clamped in place upon the table by pressure means, having a horizontal bar I8 fixed to the lower extremity of a shaft 28 journaled in an arm 22 rising from the frame If] and overhanging the table. Upon one side of the shaft 20, the bar l8 has a block 24 from which depend pins 26, 26 arranged to enter openings in the cone of a last L within the shoe S. Opposite this block, the bar carries a rod 28 provided with a pad 30 for engagement with the toe of the shoe. Both the block and rod are adjustably clamped in place upon the bar by 6 slot-and-screw connections 32, through which the pressure members may be advantageously located with respect to shoes of different sizes. For each shoe operated upon, the table l4 and the associated pressure means is turned through 10 at least 360. This is effected for the table through a gear 34 secured to the shaft I and having meshing with it a, pinion 36 fas pon a vertical shaft 38 driven from a source of power which is not illustrated. The shaft i2 is joined by sprocket-gearing 40 to a shaft 42, extending vertically. through the arm 22 and connected above said arm by sprocket-gearing 44 to the shaft 20. This effects the rotation of the bar l8 at the same rate as that of the table. To shift the pressure means for theapplication or removal of the work to and from its operating position on the table, the shaft 20 is'a'rranged to slide in its bearing, while the element of the sprocket-gearing 44 which is splined upon it is held against displacement upon the arm 22. This movement of the shaft is produced by a lever 46 fulcrumed upon the arm and engaging a grooved hub on the bar IS, the opposite extremity of the lever being united by a rod 48 to a treadle (not shown). 3

I prefer to employ for a cement-applying memher a brush 50 (Figs: 4, 5 and 6) and to arrange the fibers of this brush in conical form. They project from a head 52, their outer ends lying in a substantially plane, annular applying surface 54. The head 52; is secured to an inclined shaft 56 turning in a bracket 58 which rises from one edge of a cement-receptacle 60. The shaft 56 is driven, to rotate the brush, by a flexible shaft 62, geared at 64 to the upper end of the shaft 38. Cement is preferably supplied to the surface 54 of the applying brush by a disk 66, dipping in the contents of the receptacle 60 and having one face contacting with or operating in close proximity to said surface. To dispose the disk-face in the correct relation to the applying surface of the brush and to cause its rotation to keep said surface supplied, the disk is fast upon a shaft 68 journaled in an inclined position in the recept'acle and geared at Into the shaft 56. The quantity of cement delivered to the brush may be controlled by a scraper 12, comprising a. rod, flattened on one side, and rotatably mounted in the receptacle where it is clamped to the receptacle-wall by a nut 14 so the distance of its flat 5 side from the-inner surface of the disk 66 is adjustable. The opposite or outer face of the disk I prefer to maintain practically free from cement by a scraper 16, mounted and adjustable similarly to the scraper 12. The overrunning of unregulated cement upon the brush by a transfer to it from the outer surface of the disk is thus prevented. When a shoe S to be operated upon is presented to the brush 50, as will later appear, there contacts with the shoe-upper at the upper edge of the foxing-area an approximately horizontal thin gage-disk 18 which is arranged to turn freely at upon the bracket 58. The periphery of this disk and that of the applying surface 54 lie in close proximity to each other, having substantially a common tangent. By this disk the cement is barred from passage beyond the area to be coated, and, as it is turned by contact with the work, it does not resist movement of the latter.

Considering now the manner of supporting and controlling the cement-applying mechanism which has just been described, there is secured upon the shaft l2, below the table I 4, a plate 82 (Figs. 1, 2 and 3), and upon this plate rests a center wheel or roll 84 and outer wheels or rolls 86, 86 spaced from one another in the direction of relative movement between the plate and the receptacle 60 and mounted to turn upon the under side of said receptacle. There is thus formed a carriage beneath which the plate rotates and which is movable upon said plate. The engagement of these wheels with the plate both furnishes a support for the applying mechanism and determines the height of the gage-disk l8 and adjacent edge of the brush-surface 54. Consequently, it locates the upper edge of the foxing-area upon the shoe being operated to be coated upon, as the work and brush are moved relatively. For the heeland shank-portions of a shoe, the horizontal surface of the pLate 82 furnishes a sufficiently accurate guide for the brush, but when the toe-portion is acted upon, its upward spring requires a corresponding elevation of the brush. To accomplish this, the plate carries, below the toe-portion of a supported shoe, a somewhat wedge-like plate which is nearly semi-circular in outline and which varies in thickness to form a cam 90 with which the wheels of the receptacle contact as the plate 82 turns with the table. The contour of the upper cam-surface corresponds to the departure from the horizontal of the upper line of the foxingarea, and, as the cam revolves about the axis of the support, so raises the applying mechanism that the applied coating is symmetrically located with respect to the tread-surface of the shoe about its entire periphery. Since the sur face of the plate-like cam 82, 90 is in efiect a counterpart of corresponding successive portions of the upper edge of the foxing-area f and directly below those portions, adjustment of the cam 90 for any particular shoe is greatly facilitated, a checking of the position of the cam by direct measurement of the vertical distance from the upper edge of the foxing-area to the surface of the cam being possible. To cause the cam to act properly for shoes of different lengths, it isadjustable upon the plate 82 in a direction longitudinal of the support l4. As shown in Fig. 2 of the drawings, it is pivoted at 89 upon a slide 9| guided in ways upon the plate 02. The slide has at its outer end 9. depending lug 92 engaged by a screw 94 threaded horizontally into the under side of the plate. By turning the screw,

the slide and cam may be moved in or out to alter the period in the operating cycle during which the cam acts, to best suit the size of the shoe being operated upon. To arrange the cam in the correct position for action upon either right or left shoes, it may be swung about its pivot 89 to vary its angular relation to any datum line (not shown) upon the support, and fixed at either of two angles by a pin 96 passing through one of two openings in lugs 98, 98 (Fig. 3) projecting from the edge of the cam and a registering opening in the slide 9|. It will be seen that, with the receptacle 60 of the applying mechanism mount ed in the manner illustrated, with the wheels 86, 06 spaced to give stable support, if these wheels were arranged to turn about axes fixed upon the receptacle, when the supporting contour of the plate 82 changes, as in passing from the horizontal portion to the cam-surface 90, the intermediate wheel 84 would be raised from the supporting surface. Therefore the brush 50, located above said wheel, would be correspondingly elevated, so its position on the Work would not corre spond to the guiding means. This departure from the desired relation is prevented in the following manner: The wheels 86 are yieldably mounted, being journaled in the long arms of levers I00 fulcrumed upon lugs I02 depending from the bottom of the receptacle. Between the outer extremity of each lever and the receptacle a compression-spring I04 is interposed. The inner ends of the levers are toothed at I06 and intermesh, so they turn together. Taking the case previously assumed, in which the applying mechanism passes from the horizontal surface of the plate 82 to the surface of the cam 90, when the forward wheel encounters the cam-incline the weight of the mechanism and the resistance of its actuating elements, to be shortly described, cause its spring I04 to yield, the supporting lever turning upon its fulcrum. On account of the connection I05, the lever of the rear wheel tends to swing oppositely, the receptacle being tilted and compressing the rear spring. The levers thus assume a less obtuse angle, permitting the center wheel 84 to be held down upon the supporting surface by means including the weight of the mechanism so the correct vertical relation of the brush to the faxing-area is maintained.

In addition to determining the height towhich the brush 50 acts upon the supported shoe, this brush is governed with respect to its distance from the axis of rotation of the support l4, so it may bear with substantial uniformity against the work about its entire periphery; it is moved either in the direction of rotation of the support or oppositely, producing a differential movement to compensate for variation in the speed of rotation of the surface with which it contacts; and it is shifted angularly to keep the axis of the brush 50 approximately normal to the curved periphery of the work, so the face 54 will bear in a substantially uniform manner at its opposite edges. All these controlling effects are applied through a lever-system, which also holds the applying mechanism in an upright position upon the plate 82. Arranged to turn about a vertical axis in the frame are a sleeve I I0 (Fig. l) and within it a spindle H2. Keyed to the upper extremity of the sleeve is the long arm H4 of a primary lever N6 of the bell-crank type, the shorter arm of which is similarly secured to the bottom of the ,sleeve. A secondary or mounting lever I I8 (Figs. 3 and 7) is pivoted to the free end of the primary mounting arm H4 and has projecting above its outer extremity a stud I about which may turn a member I22. in lugs in which is fixed a horizontal spindle I24. A carrier-arm I26 swings in a generally vertical direction about the spindle I24, or transversely to the movement about the stud I20, and in the outer end of the arm, at I28, is pivoted the bracket 58 of the applying mechanism. A torsion-spring I2'I surrounds the stud I20 and, acting upon the member I22, urges arm I26,-with the bracket, and therefore the brush 5B rotatable in said bracket, toward the support I4. A cable I3I connected to the arm I26 allows the brush to be drawn away from the support for the application of the work thereto. A torsion-spring I23 carried by the spindle I24 contacts with the arm I26 to hold the wheels of the receptacle 69 yieldably upon the plate 82. The short arm of the lever H5 is joined by a link I3II to an arm I32, turning about a vertical spindle I34 fixed in the frame and provided with a roll I35 which lies within a cam-groove I38 in the upper face of the gear 34.

The spindle II2 connects and is fixed to both the arms of a-bell-crank-lever I40. One of these arms is pivotally united by a link I42 to the lever II8 to which the applying mechanism is connected. The other arm of the lever I is joined by a link I44 to an arm I46 swinging upon the spindle I34. At the juncture of the members I44 and I46 is a roll I48 lying within a camgroove I50 formed in the under side of the gear 34. The cams I38 and I50 are of such form that they impart to the brush 50 the three motions previously indicated. That is, the primary lever II 6 by shifting the secondary lever II8 toward and from the shoe-support I4 correspondingly moves the brush. The lever I40, actuated by cam I59, roll I48 and link I44, swings the lever II8 laterally, and either moves the brush in the direction of rotation of the support or in the opposite direction at such a rate that, added to or subtracted from the peripheral speed of the foxing-area as it lies at different distances from the axis, the rate of relative movement of the work and brush will be substantially constant. The combined effect of the. two cams changes the angular position of the brush, so that at the opposite sides of the applying surface 54, considered along the foxing-area, it will be approximately tangent to the curved surface over which it is operating, and will, therefore, press uniformly thereon the cement which it carries. A comparison of Figs. 3 and 7 of the drawings, in which are respectively shown the relation of the elements in' the lever-system during operation at the shankand toe-portions of a shoe, will make clear the effect of the cams in positioning the brush. It will be apparent that the three movements imparted to the brush may be produced by various combinations of plural camgrooves, acting separately or in combination. During this compound movement of the brush,

- the spring I2I holds it in proper applying contact with the work, its yield permitting shoes of different sizes to be effectively operated upon. During the rotation'of the support I4 and plate 82, the varying horizontal contour of the latter, produced by the cam 90, correctly positions the brush vertically, this movement of the brush being allowed by the yield of the arm I26 against the spring I29. Throughout the operating cycle the brush and the supplying disk 66 are rotated, so cement is transferred from the receptacle to the foxing-area of the supported shoe. This is accomplished by driving these elements through the flexible shaft 62.

Considering the application of cement to the foxing-area f of a shoe S, the operator, with the bar I8 elevated and the brush 50 withdrawn from the support I4 through the connection I3 I applies the lasted shoe to the pins 26 with its toe beneath the pad 30, and by the treadle lowers the bar to press the shoe-bottom upon the surfaces I6 of the support. With the annular surface 54 of the brush 50 resting against the shoe, power is applied to the shaft 38 for a sufficient time to cause one or more complete turns of the support. The rotation of the disk 66 raises, upon its inner face, a, coating of cement, the thickness of which is determined by the adjustment of the scraper I2, and the surface 54 of the brush receive! a uniform layer which it distributes over the area I. In this application of cement, a multiple brushing-out action is obtained, the ends of the bristles sweeping over the work both as they ascend and descend, and also as they move longitudinally of the foxing-area. This is particularly effective when irregularities of the surface, as stays or facings s, are encountered, the brush having a plurality of opportunities to enter the angles between the projection and the uppermaterial. The lower portion of the foxing-area, during the coating operation, may enter the space within the annular surface 54 of the conical brush, as is best shown in Fig. 6, so the ends of the fibers contact with and coat the portion which curves inwardly to the shoe-bottom. The shielding effect of the gage-disk I8 prevents the overrunning of the cement upon the upper and insures a well-defined dividing line. As the surface under treatment is advanced past the brush by the rotation of the support, the cams I38 and I53, by their conjoint'action upon the primary lever H6 and the actuating lever I40 for the mounting lever II8, respectively, move the brush in and out to correspond to the distance of the area operated upon from the axis of rotation of the support, advance or draw back said brush with respect to the direction of rotation to compensate for differences in peripheral speed of the work, and vary the angle of the brush to produce substantially uniform contact over all portions of the foxing-area. The changing contour of the supporting plate 82, with its cam 90,

aided by the yieldable mounting of the receptacle-wheels 86, 86 keeps the upper line of the applied cement at a definite distance from the tread-surface of the shoe. The operating cycle being completed, the operator removes the shoe from the support by raising the bar I8 with its clamping elements, and the machine is ready to act upon another piece of work.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States is:

1. In a cementing machine, a rotatable shoesupport, a cement-applying member co-operating with the support, a mounting for the member pivoted to swing about plural axes, and plural driven means for moving the mounting about said axes.

2. In a cementing machine, a rotatable shoesupport, a cement-applying member co-operating with the support, a mounting for the member pivoted to swing about plural axes, and. a plurality of cams acting upon the mounting.

3. In a cementing machine, a rotatable shoesupport, a cement-applying member co-operating with the support, a primary mounting member pivoted about an axis fixed relatively to the support, a secondary mounting member pivoted upon the primary member, means for oscillating the primary member, and means for oscillating the lecondary member. 1

4. In a cementing machine, a frame, a shoesupport rotatable thereon, a lever fulcrumed upon the frame, a second lever fulcrumed upon the first, a cam acting upon each lever, and a cementapplying member carried by the second lever and co-operating with the support.

5. In a cementing machine, a rotatable shoesupport, a cement-applying member co-operating with the support, a mounting for the member pivoted to swing about plural axes, plural means for moving the mounting about said axes, and a carrier for the applying member yieldable upon the mounting.

6. In a cementing machine, a rotatable shoesupport, a cement-applying member co-operating with the support, a mounting for the member pivoted to swing about plural axes, and plural means 8. In a cementing machine, a rotatable sh0e-' support, a cement-applying member co-operating with the support, a mounting for the member pivoted to swing about plural axes, plural means for moving the mounting about said axes, and a. carrier for the applying member movable upon the mounting toward and from the support and in a direction transverse to such movement.

9. In a cementing machine, a frame, a shoesupport rotatable thereon, a lever fulcrumed upon the frame, a second'lever fulcrumed upon the first, a cam acting upon each lever, a cement applying member carried by the second lever and co-operating with the support, a can'ier pivoted upon the second lever, a spring urging the carrier toward the support, and an applying member mounted upon the carrier.

10. In a cementing machine, a frame, a shoesupport rotatable thereon, a lever fulcrumed upon the frame, a second lever fulcrumed upon the the-primary lever about its fulcrum, means for moving the secondary lever upon the primary lever, and a brush mounted upon the secondary lever and co-operating with the support.

12. In a cementing machine, a frame, a shoesupport rotatable thereon, a primary lever fulcrumed upon the frame, a secondary lever fulcrumed upon the primary lever, means for moving the primary lever about its fulcrum, means for moving the secondary lever upon the primary lever, a brush rotatable upon the secondary lever and cooperating with the support, and means for rotating the brush.

13. In a cementing machine, a frame, a shoesupport rotatable thereon, a primary lever fulcrumed upon the frame, a secondary lever fulcrumed upon the primary lever, means for moving the primary lever about its fulcrum, a cam acting upon each lever, and a brush mounted upon the secondary lever and co-operating with the support.

14. In a cementing machine, a frame, a' shoesupport rotatable thereon, a primary lever fulcrumed upon the frame, a secondary lever fulcrumed upon the primary lever, means for moving the primary lever-about its fulcrum, a member rotatable with the support and provided with a cam individual to each lever, and. a brush mounted upon the secondary lever and co-operating with the support.

15. In a cementing machine, a frame, ashoesupport rotatable thereon, a primary lever fulcrumed upon the frame, a secondary lever fulcrumed upon the primary lever, means for moving the primary lever about its fulcrum, means for moving the secondary lever upon the primary lever, a rotatable brush arranged for compound movement upon the secondary lever, and means for rotating the brush.

16. In a foxing-cementing machine, a shoesupport, a brush having its fibers extending toward the faxing-area of a supported shoe and with the. ends of its fibers furnishing an applying surface lying in substantially a common plane, means for moving the support and brush relatively to cause said brush to operate about the supported shoe over the foxing-area, and means for moving the brush to cause its applying surface to occupy a position generally tangent to the varying peripheral curvature of the foxing-area.

17. In a faxing-cementing machine, a shoesupport, a brush having its fibers extending about an axis toward the foxing-area of a supported shoe, means for moving the supportand brush relatively to cause said brush to operate about the supported shoe over the foxing-area, means for rotating the brush about its axis, and. means for moving the brush to cause such axis during its movement to lie generally normal to the varying peripheral curvature of the foxingarea.

18. In a foxing-cementing machine, a shoesupport, a brush having its fibers extending toward the foxing-area of a supported shoe andwith the ends ofits fibers. furnishing an annular applying surface lying in substantially a common plane, means for moving the support and brush relatively to cause said brush to operate about the supported shoe over the foxing-area, and means for moving the brush to cause its annular applying surface to occupy a position generally tangent to the varying peripheral curvature of the faxing-area.

19. In a foxing-cementing machine, a shoe- .support, a rotatable applying member, means for moving the support and applying member relatively to cause said member to operate about a supported shoe over the foxing-area, means for moving the applying member toward and from the support to conform generally to the peripheral contour of the foxing-area and for maintaining the axis of rotation of the applying member substantially normal to such periphery.

20. In a foxing-cementing machine, a. shoesupport, a rotatable brush having a cementapplying surface arranged for contact with the foxing-area of a supported shoe, means for moving the support and brush relatively to cause said brush to operate about said shoe, means for moving the brush toward and from the support to generally conform to the peripheral contour of the foxing-area and for tilting the brush to cause its applying surface to generally correspond to the curvature of said periphery.

21. 1.1 a faxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a cement-applying member co-operating therewith, and means fixed relatively to the shoe-support for moving the ap-' plying member transversely of the foxing-area to compensate for the varying contour 'of the tread-surface of a supported shoe.

22. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a cement-applying member co-operating therewith, and means for moving the applying member transversely of the foxingarea to compensate for the varying contour of the tread-surface of a supported shoe, said moving means being adjustable to correspond to right and left shoes. I

23. In a foxing-cementing machine. a rotatable shoe-support, a cement-applying member co-operating therewith, means for moving the applying member transversely of the foxing-area to compensate for the varying contour of the tread-surface of a supported shoe, and means arranged to alter the period during which'the moving means operates.

24. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a cement-applying member co-operating therewith, and a cam rotatable with and about the axis of the support for moving the applying member transversely of the foxing-area.

25. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a cement-applying member cooperating therewith, a cam rotatable with the support for moving the applying member transversely of the faxing-area, and means permitting adjustment of the angular relation of the cam to a datum line upon the support.

26. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a cement-applying member cooperating therewith, a cam rotatable with the support for moving the applying member transversely 'of the faxing-area, and means arranged to vary the position of the cam upon the support.

27. In a foxing-cementing machine, a shoesupport rotatable about a vertical axis, a cam revoluble about the axis of the support, a carriage resting upon the cam to be raised and lowered by the movement of said cam, and an applying member mounted upon the carriage and operating over the foxing-area of a supported shoe.

28. In a foxing-cementing machine, a shoesupport rotatable about a vertical axis, a cam revoluble about the axis of the support, a carriage having spaced supporting members yieldable upon it and contacting with the cam, and an applying member mounted upon the carriage and operating over the foxing-area of a supported shoe. i1?

29. In a foxing-cementing machine, a shoesupport rotatable about a vertical axis, a cam revoluble about the axis of the support, a carriage having wheels spaced longitudinally thereof and resting upon the cam, movable supports for said wheels, connections between the wheelsupports compelling them to move together toward-or away from the cam, and an applying member mounted upon the carriage and operating over the forcing-area of a supported shoe.

30. In a foxing-cementing machine, a shoesupport, an associated cam, a carriage having wheels resting upon the cam, pivoted supports for the wheels, connections between said supports compelling them to move in opposite directions about their pivots, an applying member mounted upon the carriage for contact with the foxingarea of a supported shoe, and means for moving the support and carriage relatively about a vertical axis.

31. In a foxing-cementing machine, a shoesupport, an associated cam, a carriage, levers fulcrumed upon the carriage and connected at their adjacent ends to turn together, wheels rotatable upon the outer ends of the levers, an applying member mounted upon the carriage for contact with the foxing-area of a. supported shoe, and means .for moving the shoe-support and carriage relatively about a vertical axis.

32. In a faxing-cementing machine, a. shoesupport rotatable about a vertical axis, a cam turning therewith, a carriage, a wheel journaled upon the carriage for contact with the cam, levers fulcrumed upon the carriage at opposite sides of said wheel and each provided with teeth meshing with those of the opposite lever, a wheel journaled at the outer extremity of each lever and contacting with the cam, springs interposed between the outer portions of the levers and carriage, a cement-applying brush rotatable upon the carriage for contact with the faxing-area of a supported shoe, and means for rotating the brush.

33. In a cementing machine, a shoe-support, a cement-receptacle movable with respect to the support, a member having a supporting surface over which the receptacle travels, and a cementapplying member rotatable upon the receptacle and co-operating with the support.

34. In a cementing machine, a shoe-support, a cement-receptacle movable with respect to the support, a member having a supporting surface over which the receptacle travels, a supplying member rotatable in the cement upon the receptacle, and an applying member rotatable upon the receptacle and receiving cement from the supplying member.

35. In a cementing machine, a shoe-support, a cement-receptacle movable with respect to the support, a member having a supporting surface over which the receptacle travels, a cement-applying member rotatable upon the receptacle and co-operating with the support, and a gage member carried by the receptacle for contact with a supported shoe and with which the applying member co-operates.

36. In a cementing machine, a shoe-support, a cement-receptacle movable with respect to the support, a member having a supporting surface over which the receptacle travels, a supplying member rotatable in the cement upon the receptacle, an applying member rotatable upon the receptacle and receiving cement from the supplying member, and a gage member carried by the receptacle for contact with a supported shoe and with which the applying member co-operates.

37. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a cement-receptacle, means for moving the receptacle toward and from the support, and a brush rotatable upon the receptacle and receiving =cement therefrom for application to the foxing-area of a supported shoe.

38. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a cement-receptacle, a brush rotatable upon the receptacle and receiving cement therefrom for application to the foxingarea of a supported .shoe, and means for moving the receptacle to shift the brush in a direction transverse to said foxing-area.

39. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a plate rotatable with the support, a cement-receptacle resting upon the plate, a brush rotatable upon the receptacle and receiving cement therefrom for application to the foxing-area of a supported shoe, and a lever-system connected to the receptacle for moving it upon the plate.

40. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a plate rotatable with the sup port, a cement-receptacle resting upon the plate, a brush rotatable upon the receptacle and receiving cement therefrom for application to the foxing-area of a supported shoe, a lever-system connected to the receptacle, and a cam rotatable with @the support and acting upon the leversystem.

41. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, aplate rotatable with the support, a cement-receptacle resting upon the plate, a brush rotatable upon the receptacle and receiving cement therefrom for application to the-foxing-area of a supported shoe, a lever-system connected to the receptacle, and a plurality of cams rotatable with the support and arranged to move the receptacle upon the plate.

42. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable shoe-support, a plate rotatable with the support and provided with a cam-surface, a cement-v receptacle resting upon the plate and arranged to be raised and lowered by the cam-surface, and a brush rotatable upon the receptacle and receiving cement therefrom for application to the foxing-area of a supported shoe.

43. In a foxing-cementing machine, a rotatable brush furnishing an annular cement-applying surface, means for supplying cement to said surface, and means for locating a shoe in a cement-receiving position in which the brush will wipe across the foxing-area both from one edge to the other and in the opposite direction. 44. In a forking-cementing machine, a rotatable conical brush furnishing an annular cementapplying surface, means for supplying cement to the brush, and means for locating a shoe with the faxing-area in contact with the applying surface and with a portion extending into the annulus.

45. In a foxing-ceme'nting machine, a cementreceptacle, a cement-supplying member rotatable in the receptacle, and a "rotatable annular brush having the ends of its fibers lying in a com- 'mon plane and receiving cement from the supin the receptacle,a rotatable annular brush having the ends of its fibers lying in a common plane and receiving cement from the supplying memher, and means arranged to vary the quantity of ycem'entdelivered by the supplying member to the brushl 47. In a foxing-cementing machine, a cementreoeptacle, a cement-supplying member rotatable in the receptacle, a rotatable annular brush having the ends of its fibers receiving cement at one side from the supplying member, and a shoegage co-operating with the opposite side of the annulus. 1

48. In a foxing-cementing machine, a cementreceptacle, a disk rotatable in the receptacle in contact with the cement therein, and a conical brush'rotatable in the receptacle and having the ends of its fibers receiving cement from one face of the disk. I

49. In a faxin -cementing machine, a cementreceptacle, a disk rotatable in the receptacle in contact with the cement therein, a conical brush rotatable in the receptacle and having the ends of its fibers receiving cement from one face of the disk, and a scraper adjustable toward and from the delivery-side of'the disk.

50. In a forcing-cementing machine, a cementreceptacle, a disk rotatable in the receptacle in contact with the cement therein, a conical brush rotatable in the receptacle and having the ends of its fibers at one side of the cone receiving cement from one face of the disk, and a gage-disk rotatable upon the receptacle and extending into close proximity to the opposite side of the cone.

51. In a machine for operating upon tennis shoes, a shoe-support, a tool adapted for operating upon the foxing-area of a supported shoe and movable heightwise of the shoe, said support and tool being mounted for movement relatively to each other whereby the point of operation of the tool is transferred about the periphery of the shoe, and means fixed relatively to the shoesupport operating upon said tool to move it heightwise with respect to the shoe in accordance with the varying relation of the tread-surface of the sole.

52. In a machine for operating upon tennis- .shoes, a shoe-support, a tool adapted for engagement with the foxing-area of a supported shoe, said support and tool being mounted for movement relatively to each other whereby the point of operation of the tool upon the shoe is transferred thereabout, and a plate-like member movable with the shoe support and having a cam-surface cooperating with said tool to move it heightw'lse of the shoe, successive portions of said surface being disposed with respect to each other so as to have the same heightwise relation and to be in effect a counterpart of corresponding successive portions of the upper edge of the foxing-area to be operated upon.

ERNEST W. STACEY.

CERTIFICATE or connncrron.

iaten No. 2, 008, 801. July 23, 11935.

ERNEST W. STACEY.

it is hereby certified that error appears in the printed specification of the above numbered pateni requiring correction as follows: Page 2, first column, line 38-39.,

strike out the words "to be coated; and insert the same before "upon" in said line 38; and that tho said Letters Patent should be read wilh this correction thereinthat the Sm may conform to ihe rscord'oi he case in the Patent Office.

'Signed and sealed this 8th day of October, A. D. l935.

Lesl ie Frazer Acting Commissioner of Patents.

(Seal) 

